bloodsucker
Example Sentences
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Ms Hasina once described Prof Yunus as a "bloodsucker" of the poor and accused Grameen Bank of charging exorbitant interest rates.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2024
This bloodsucker and its cousins are major culprits in spreading diseases to animals and humans, including Lyme disease, and are most active in warm months.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
In 1988’s “Vampire’s Kiss,” he played a New York literary agent who thought he was an immortal bloodsucker.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
But I’ve never met a bloodsucker like Francis.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
Although closely related to mosquitoes, the gnat is not a bloodsucker and probably does not feed at all as an adult.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
